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Author: derf5585
Date: 2014-12-07 06:52
I see some bass clarinet players holding the bass clarinet like it was a baritone sax instead of between the legs. Does this upset you as it does me?
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2014-12-07 08:01
If they are able to play well, no it doesn't.
Doesn't make sense, the instrument is much more stable when it's actually in contact with the ground -- but what comes out of the horn is what's important.
Now if they play off to the side and they stink, then yes -- it's a problem.
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2014-12-07 10:25
No.
>> Now if they play off to the side and they stink, then yes -- it's a problem. <<
Only if that's why they stink (which is very unlikely).
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-12-07 18:25
If you find playing bass clarinet adopting a tenor/bari sax posture while seated annoys you, then playing tenor or bari sax with bass clarinet posture annoys me even more.
Watch this video and be suitably annoyed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMn0bLJc2Gc
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2014-12-07 18:35
I wasn't annoyed by the posture, but I definitely was by the deafening key clacking and the clumsy musicianship.
Ken Shaw
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2014-12-09 00:45
If you're holding the bass like a bari,
then you're likely to sound pretty scary.
With no logical reasons
just many band seasons
I've seen this and tell you "be wary!"
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Author: TomS
Date: 2014-12-09 03:00
I used a peg AND a neck strap and firmly locked it all in position, straight ahead. If you were lucky to have a good bass, especially one that was airtight, in good adjustment and the neck was curved upwards enough (so you didn't feel like you were playing a bass sax), that was a big plus. I think a used a Hite MP with VD reeds, mostly.
And, you got a vibrating massage treatment when you played!
I used a lot more air on bass, and my diaphragm muscles were often sore ...
Tom
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2014-12-10 00:16
Probably not the most benificial way to get a warm rich tone and good control. But I guess if it works it works. Not what I would recommend for sure.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2014-12-10 07:55
I did use a neck strap along with my peg for today's practice session. The result was quite nice. I plan to keep experimenting.
HRL
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2014-12-10 22:59
I've always used a peg and if I felt insecure on a given passage I would hold the bell between my crossed feet. Because I use an old Selmer the neck is not as acute as the newer models so I would hold my neck back at an angle to get the mouthpiece placed better, Not as much as a clarinet, but certianlly not like a sax. It's finding the comfortable place for the best result. With the newer necks there's no reason to hold ones neck back.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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